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Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey

In research, Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey stands highest in Physical Sciences (#5,291 of 12,888 worldwide), 2022–2025. Relative to its size it is most specialised in Earth and Planetary Sciences — Earth and Planetary Sciences is 18.6× its share of world research.

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World rank, 2022–2025
#9,321
of 28,054 · #12,890 all time
Rank in China
#1,756
of 3,058
Research works
900
▼ 44% vs 2013–17
Citations
6.1k
6.8 per fractional work
Top-10% rate
23.6%
record average 16.5%
Open access
17%
world 28%

What is Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey known for in research?

The fields where it stands highest, 2022–2025, ranked among every institution above the floor in each field.

FieldWorld rankWhere that sitsTop-10% rateWorksAll time
Physical SciencesDomain #5,291 of 12,888 22.8%124 #7614

Each strip is that field’s whole ranked pool, with the notch where Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey sits in it, in the colour of the band that rank falls in. The track under the rate is the rate itself: it carries no world mark, because the world rate differs by field (from about 6% to 21% in this record).

What does Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey specialise in?

Where its research is concentrated relative to its size: Earth and Planetary Sciences takes 18.6× the share of its output that it takes of world research.

  1. Earth and Planetary SciencesField · 39.7 works19×
← less than its size predicts1×more →

Location quotient, a volume reading rather than an impact one. It surfaces small, lopsided specialities.

Field profile

Location quotient across every field it publishes in: outside the ring is more than an institution of this size would be expected to publish, inside it is less.

Agricultural and Biological Sciences: 0.57× its world share, 4 worksAgricultural and Bio…Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology: 0.08× its world share, 1 worksBiochemistry, Geneti…Immunology and Microbiology: 0.08× its world share, 0 worksImmunology and Micro…Chemical Engineering: 0.35× its world share, 0 worksChemical EngineeringChemistry: 1.06× its world share, 2 worksChemistryComputer Science: 1.25× its world share, 13 worksComputer ScienceEarth and Planetary Sciences: 18.64× its world share, 40 worksEarth and Planetary …Energy: 1.28× its world share, 2 worksEnergyEngineering: 1.63× its world share, 33 worksEngineeringEnvironmental Science: 4.60× its world share, 31 worksEnvironmental ScienceMaterials Science: 0.49× its world share, 2 worksMaterials SciencePhysics and Astronomy: 0.21× its world share, 1 worksPhysics and AstronomyHealth Professions: 0.33× its world share, 1 worksHealth ProfessionsMedicine: 0.02× its world share, 0 worksMedicineNursing: 0.88× its world share, 1 worksNursingBusiness, Management and Accounting: 0.11× its world share, 0 worksBusiness, Management…Decision Sciences: 0.21× its world share, 0 worksDecision SciencesEconomics, Econometrics and Finance: 0.57× its world share, 2 worksEconomics, Econometr…Psychology: 0.03× its world share, 0 worksPsychologySocial Sciences: 0.15× its world share, 3 worksSocial Sciences1×world share
more than its size predictsabout as predictedless

Rings at 0.5×, 1× and 2×. Widest outward: Earth and Planetary Sciences, 18.6×. Every wedge is a field page.

Which keywords describe research at Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey?

By fractional works in 2022–2025, weighted toward what it does more of than the world: Remote Sensing, Plate Tectonics, Support Vector Machines, Hyperspectral Imaging, Geological Mapping, Tectonics, Compositional Data Analysis and Mineral Prospectivity.

▲ more of its work than of the world’s◆ about the world’s share▼ less than the world’s

Size is fractional works in 2022–2025 in the topics tagged with each word; colour is the word's share of this institution's work against its share of the world's. The 40 words are chosen for being large and distinctive. Each links to the topic it comes from most.

All 40 words, with their numbers
  1. Remote Sensing29▲ 17×27 topics
  2. Machine Learning15▲ 3.4×14 topics
  3. Plate Tectonics14▲ 66×3 topics
  4. Climate Change13▲ 3.5×33 topics
  5. Hyperspectral Imaging13▲ 33×3 topics
  6. Support Vector Machines13▲ 29×4 topics
  7. Geological Mapping11▲ 99×2 topics
  8. Tectonics11▲ 66×3 topics
  9. Compositional Data Analysis10▲ 110×1 topic
  10. Mineral Prospectivity10▲ 110×1 topic
  11. Thermodynamic Modeling9▲ 59×2 topics
  12. Geochronology9▲ 96×1 topic
  13. Zircon9▲ 96×1 topic
  14. GIS-based Modeling7▲ 58×2 topics
  15. Risk Assessment6▲ 7.0×3 topics
  16. Toxicity6▲ 10×6 topics
  17. Environmental Impact6▲ 2.5×15 topics
  18. Hazard6▲ 60×1 topic
  19. Landslide6▲ 60×1 topic
  20. Heavy Metals5▲ 15×5 topics
  21. Contamination4▲ 37×3 topics
  22. Land Use Change4▲ 10×6 topics
  23. Environmental Impacts4▲ 11×5 topics
  24. Geochemistry4▲ 51×4 topics
  25. Rare Earth Elements4▲ 21×3 topics
  26. Geodetic Measurements4▲ 26×2 topics
  27. Earthquakes4▲ 49×1 topic
  28. Subduction4▲ 38×1 topic
  29. Pore Structure4▲ 21×3 topics
  30. Remediation4▲ 34×2 topics
  31. Pollution3▲ 13×2 topics
  32. Soil Properties3▲ 14×4 topics
  33. Bioavailability3▲ 12×2 topics
  34. Groundwater3▲ 28×4 topics
  35. Tomography3▲ 13×2 topics
  36. Health Risk3▲ 37×1 topic
  37. Manganese Oxides3▲ 73×1 topic
  38. Sedimentary Rocks3▲ 73×1 topic
  39. Soil3▲ 37×1 topic
  40. Liquefaction3▲ 23×2 topics

Which research topics does Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey publish most on?

By volume in 2022–2025: Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping, Geological and Geochemical Analysis, Landslides and related hazards and earthquake and tectonic studies.

Geochemistry and Geologi…10Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping: 10 fractional worksGeological and Geochemical Analysis: 9 fractional worksLandslides and related hazards: 6 fractional worksearthquake and tectonic studies: 4 fractional worksGeochemistry and Elemental Analysis: 3 fractional worksHeavy metals in environment: 3 fractional worksHigh-pressure geophysics and materials: 3 fractional worksHydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis: 3 fractional worksGeophysical and Geoelectrical Methods: 2 fractional worksRemote-Sensing Image Classification: 2 fractional works
Artificial IntelligenceGeophysicsManagement, Monitoring, Policy and LawGeochemistry and Petrology3 others

Area is fractional works; colour is the subfield each topic belongs to.

  1. 1 Geochemistry and Geologic Mapping Artificial Intelligence 10 works
  2. 2 Geological and Geochemical Analysis Geophysics 9 works
  3. 3 Landslides and related hazards Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law 6 works
  4. 4 earthquake and tectonic studies Geophysics 4 works
  5. 5 Geochemistry and Elemental Analysis Geochemistry and Petrology 3 works
  6. 6 Heavy metals in environment Pollution 3 works
  7. 7 High-pressure geophysics and materials Geophysics 3 works
  8. 8 Hydrocarbon exploration and reservoir analysis Mechanics of Materials 3 works
  9. 9 Geophysical and Geoelectrical Methods Geophysics 2 works
  10. 10 Remote-Sensing Image Classification Media Technology 2 works

How open and international is its research?

Against the world’s own shares — the tick on each track. Both are shares of its output, so they sit on one scale and can be read against each other as well as against the world.

openly available17.0%not open83.0%

World: 28% of research is openly available.

with international co-authors7.0%domestic only93.0%

World: 19% is written across borders.

How has Shanghai Institute of Geological Survey's research output changed?

Output in 2018–2022 was 44% lower than in 2013–2017.

1990200020102020
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The same series as a ribbon — one cell per year, darker for more. The line above answers how much; this answers when.

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